dog-iron

1. 1.

   metal supports for logs in a fireplace

   “the andirons were too hot to touch”

   Synonymsandironfiredogdog

   Broadersupport

Questions about dog-iron

What does dog-iron mean?

dog-iron means "metal supports for logs in a fireplace".

How many syllables are in dog-iron?

dog-iron has 3 syllables: do-g-i-ron. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for dog-iron?

Close synonyms include andiron, firedog, dog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dog-iron a common word?

dog-iron is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.